DIYer Builds Theater at Night
By Rachel Cericola
While his house was being built during the day, Shane Holden was busy making home theater magic at night.

Building a house has its advantages. There are new fixtures, stain-free carpet, and very few renovations needed (we hope). Another nice perk is that you get to wire up an entire theater room from the point of a new construction.

As soon as Shane Holden’s garage walls went up, he went to work. During five weeks of the construction process, Shane worked in the room for five nights a week. During that time, he got to tinker around in his theater at the point that most DIYers only dream about.



“I was able to make the room as wide as I wanted and also build the equipment closet in a location that was easy to get to and use,” he says of his garage theater. “Also, since there were no wires or plumbing run, I didn’t have to worry about cutting or avoiding anything major.”

Shane doesn’t want to brag about his “modified” gaming setup (since it’s probably illegal). However, it does allow him to play a whole lot of games on his 110-inch homemade screen.

One thing he doesn’t mind boasting about. The idea to build the screen was a nice challenge, but it was really all about the cost. For about $100, he bought everything needed, which included some 1x3 boards and blackout cloth.

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